The New Day. If you tried to describe that gimmick to anyone, you would be laughed off. Yet Kofi, Big E, and Xavier have somehow made it work.
@joshie_b1987
Жыл бұрын
It's still incredible they managed to get Kofi Booed
@distinguishedallureproduct879
Жыл бұрын
For the longest time I would not watch The New Day thinking it was some o the most corniest stuff I ever seen, then I watched them at Wrestlemania and I got it
@hsp1259
Жыл бұрын
Velveteen Dream's gimmick was something everyone thought would bomb! Well the gimmick didn't bomb. But Velveteen Dream did.
@nelly6016
Жыл бұрын
Such a shame he had such great potential
@mattalan6618
Жыл бұрын
@@nelly6016 there is a special place in Hell for people like him
@shikamarunara3692
Жыл бұрын
how are you going to forget the best gimmick ever, Damian Mizdow?!!!
@UncleBuddy1994
Жыл бұрын
It was pretty much a one dimensional character, no real layers behind it, very entertaining but not a lot of depth behind the character
@bellaknightR597
Жыл бұрын
Ikr, I miss him
@Wulfram
Жыл бұрын
@@UncleBuddy1994It was so over. Macho Mandow was better though.
@L_HD
Жыл бұрын
Because it, uhhh... BOMBED? If it was successful, then why isn't he still in WWE?
@mikeattard3543
Жыл бұрын
@@L_HD It surely did not bomb. So many things were successful that just weren't something that Vince found entertaining.
@claymathewselevator8121
Жыл бұрын
Free Agent Heath Slater was an underrated storyline
@thesheto8962
Жыл бұрын
I Got Kids!
@tomseville2345
Жыл бұрын
Because it went somewhere, with he and Rhyno becoming Tag Champs and gaining his job back. They were over big because of it for a long time...
@claymathewselevator8121
Жыл бұрын
@@tomseville2345 Beauty and The Man Beast
@claymathewselevator8121
Жыл бұрын
@@thesheto8962 he needs this job
@jadmantoura4483
Жыл бұрын
Surely the No.1 gimmick that should have bombed but didn’t is The Undertaker? He’s an undead zombie, but universally regarded as the greatest character that Vince McMahon ever created
@bobtheslob2246
Жыл бұрын
Whatculture says anything, and then will contradict themselves a month later. There's a reason why most only tune in for Simon
@foxboy1985
Жыл бұрын
Undertaker was originally a wild western mortisun
@marvelsProtege
Жыл бұрын
No not in 90
@dtw4eva
Жыл бұрын
@@bobtheslob2246 Simon sux
@Ryan_D.
Жыл бұрын
@@bobtheslob2246 that’s because they have different writers with different opinions
@ACWall985
Жыл бұрын
Broken Matt Hardy was meant to fail as well but it ended up being the best thing in wrestling in the mid 2010s
@sgtleppard
Жыл бұрын
I would love to see that gimmick return
@achimsinn6189
Жыл бұрын
Jurassic Express - They are a kayfave 50 mio years old dinosaur, a skinny skater dude with a girls haircut and a tarzan impersonator. Yet somehow the weird lineup of random wrestlers with barely (or not at all) connecting gimmicks became a thing in early AEW and was the foundation of Luchasauruses and Jugleboys tag team championshig run.
@TheDanzomanzo
Жыл бұрын
I felt exactly the same way about Jericho during that period! He was practically challenging himself to come up with the most silly and juvenile gimmicks that would surely never get over, just to see if it was possible. But such is his genius.
@jcast23
Жыл бұрын
Given the age of the commentators, I guess this list would focus on more recent acts. I remember Adrian Adonis as "The Adorable One" when I first started watching wrestling. Supposedly, it was a punishment by Vinnie Mac because Adonis had gained a lot of weight, but it turned Adonis into a heel heat magnet. My first wrestling show was Hogan vs Adonis in 1986.
@TheCapitaineCarnage
Жыл бұрын
To be fair, kayfabe was still a major element back then. Nowadays; it is harder I believe to succeed through gimmicks like these.
@eddiejoewalt7746
Жыл бұрын
@@TheCapitaineCarnage that why back faces cant be friend with heels like Jim Duggan and Iron Shiek!
@mattalan6618
Жыл бұрын
@@eddiejoewalt7746 even though in real life they totally are
@xmn12380
Жыл бұрын
the Elias/Ekeziel stuff wouldn't have worked without Kevin Owens. He made that work.
@FFA441
Жыл бұрын
Not necessarily a gimmick but jericho getting “ocho” over to the point fans are counting in English then saying Ocho when they get to 8 deserves some recognition.
@blunderbus71
Жыл бұрын
No Damian Mizdow?
@lukeevans2717
Жыл бұрын
Trying to make sure to not be too similar to the old video of the same name
@stonecoldsteveowens3188
Жыл бұрын
@@lukeevans2717 What you said made no sense
@claymathewselevator8121
Жыл бұрын
I loved Heath Slater I Got Kids gimmick
@spartanq7781
Жыл бұрын
Brock Lesnar: "I don't give a damn about your kids."
@tomseville2345
Жыл бұрын
@@spartanq7781 He didn't say "damn"...🤣🤣
@spartanq7781
Жыл бұрын
@@tomseville2345 Well I didn't actually watch that segment I only saw that part.
@alvinwhite94
Жыл бұрын
@@spartanq7781 he said I don’t give a shit about your kids
@jackmackakaheavyguyhaiku545
Жыл бұрын
I say that Orange Cassidy would get over either way, I personally feel that it got so much the better in part because of his "hellacious" battle with the Icon Sting.
@TheShockninja
Жыл бұрын
I remember that one! Sting REALLY put his body on the line in that battle.
@mattalan6618
Жыл бұрын
@@TheShockninja i love Cassidy's ''I don't give a shit" attitude
@chuckmckendry194
Жыл бұрын
Jericho can take any role in wrestling, no matter how lame it may seem, and run with it.
@xaviezra4981
Жыл бұрын
I feel seth rollins the visionary and Breezango wasn't that bad but just needed improvement or let them do some loose promo. And for some reason, those 3 kind of look good together if seth rollins wear different weird attire every week and Breezango just come out beside seth rollins and making fun about their opponent's attire.
@theonlymatthew.l
Жыл бұрын
This is the only Wrestling channel I've ever listened to that thinks Ezekiel got over..... 🤨
@dustinprokosh2548
Жыл бұрын
Wow, Goldust deserves a fair mention, as NOBODY could pull off a gimmick as bizarre as his. Props to Dustin Rhodes, as his family has proven they have taken McMahon’s Lemons and made some fine lemonade
@gfggft345
Жыл бұрын
The Undertaker...the guy was supposed to be a zombie...a wrestling zombie. How the hell did this work?
@neighslayer768
Жыл бұрын
Honorable mention to Goldust. Bisexual Oscar statue with a penchant for BDSM should've gone the way of Mantaur. But Dustin Rhodes made it work for 20 years.
@robertscribner8427
Жыл бұрын
Rusev day. I can't believe that didn't make this list
@4TheRecordClan
Жыл бұрын
I'm a little surprised not to see Danhausen on this list.
@Bal9016
Жыл бұрын
Damian MIZ-dow, I still don’t know why that was so hilarious
@bellaknightR597
Жыл бұрын
I miss him
@johnsampy9807
Жыл бұрын
Hollywood Rock is underrated
@Megadebt
Жыл бұрын
I hope this is a joke this is all stuff from the past 5 years. How you don't have Goldust on here is beyond belief
@theanonymousterryhall5419
Жыл бұрын
If you go back that far then you could pick gimmicks out of a hat that would top everything on this list
@aegisd77
Жыл бұрын
Everything with the "Viking Profits" lol
@tomseville2345
Жыл бұрын
That *didn't* work...
@Teddy42O
Жыл бұрын
GILLBERG!!!! 🤣🤣🤣
@kylecook9864
Жыл бұрын
I was at the show in Toronto the night Orange Cassidy won the title and I think it was a bigger surprise given that he beat Pac of all people to win it. The pop was huge and lots of people like me were happy for him.
@ayyjoaoPT
Жыл бұрын
Ah yes it is the classic "Simon is not involved so the video turned out utter trash" whatculture situation
@RyanMartinMusic
Жыл бұрын
How broken matt hardy isn't number 1 let alone even mentioned is outrageous
@cl-vision5029
Жыл бұрын
Who has Kane pissed off?
@ojmcclanahan689
Жыл бұрын
Um, when an Orange Cassidy segment or match comes on, several thousand people changes the channel. Pretty sure that joke isn't funny anymore, not that it ever actually was.
@Muhammadwasapedo
Жыл бұрын
Does Kane's politics bother whatculture so much, that they have to bring it up in every video. Lads you seem like scorned women, maybe you should try Hims.
@sgtleppard
Жыл бұрын
You didn't include Rusev Day? YOU JUST MADE THE LIST!
@stingrey1571
Жыл бұрын
Nikki ash was a gimmick she knew Vince would approve but not necessarily the fans.
@thegolem9325
Жыл бұрын
Zeke was such a good gimmick that they got rid of it faster than almost any other bad gimmick of the last 20 years.
@connorledwith98
Жыл бұрын
That whole angle was some of the funniest TV WWE has ever put out, KO turned that angle into comedy gold 😂 every week I was looking forward to his meltdowns
@ds4life886
Жыл бұрын
After the last PPV match between them the arch of the character was over. What did they could do with Ezekiel without Owens, and obviously, without Elias?
@FlyingPichu
Жыл бұрын
Ok i can't believe Rusev Day wasn't mentioned here...
@antoinestroman3431
Жыл бұрын
Didn’t the Ezekiel gimmick actually bomb though? Which is why they tossed it? I mean, it wasn’t working…
@johngeorge05110
Жыл бұрын
Also Seth has the middle name of Freaking as well
@tomfisher6422
Жыл бұрын
An IRS agent shouldn't have lasted as long as it did. That's a credit to Mike Rotundo...
@StevenKluber
Жыл бұрын
Drew Gulak and his PowerPoint presentations.
@claymathewselevator8121
Жыл бұрын
I loved those
@claymathewselevator8121
Жыл бұрын
Drew Gulak is hilarious
@claymathewselevator8121
Жыл бұрын
Heath and Rhyno tag team is awesome
@thepunkrocker4093
Жыл бұрын
Ezekiel being the top thing on Raw, shows how bad the show is. At least he's gone and forgotten now
@Filmation77
Жыл бұрын
You forgot The GIFT of JERICHO.... DRINK it IN MAAAAANNN 😉
@theinitial
Жыл бұрын
Spirit Squad comes to mind, but Nicky? I think it was, had the BEST top rope leg drop
@willievp2409
Жыл бұрын
You mean dolph ziggler?
@davidgoddard2322
Жыл бұрын
It’s odd that you think Kane’s politics bother wrestling fans most probably agree with him. But Europeans think they know anything about Americans
@Muhammadwasapedo
Жыл бұрын
And yet these fools are always the ones to bring politics into thier videos, and then cry when they get called out. That's gaslighting at its finest.
@corywilliams9338
Жыл бұрын
Kane shouldn be on this list the idea of Kane is gold
@drums4lyfe0987
Жыл бұрын
I love that max caster has fresh material every week for his diss entrance
@petrichor.4leaves
Жыл бұрын
WWE legends to Finn Balor Now what a scale is that 😂😂😂
@jadmantoura4483
Жыл бұрын
If Ezekiel is classed as entertaining, we’ve reached new lows
@GoramYako
Жыл бұрын
Ezekiel was not entertaining by himself, was Kevin who put much effort to make all the angle something fun
@kvnprime
Жыл бұрын
Yeah lol we have actually reached new lows
@jadmantoura4483
Жыл бұрын
@@GoramYako Sorry bud, but sometimes you just objectively can’t make chicken salad out of chicken shit. You can’t polish a turd. You can put lipstick on a pig, but at the end of the day, it’s still a pig.
@peterp40982
Жыл бұрын
I like orange casady he's totally different and very entertaining now that's what u call entertainment
@DemonArshan
Жыл бұрын
I'm almost convinced that even if Rollins wear Doink the clown outfit he's still get cheered and that's because of his catchy theme song and the fact he hasn't win world title In a very long time.
@stonecoldsteveowens3188
Жыл бұрын
People are still fans of his regardless of the song, tbh its because of this current gimmick that made fans like him again after fans turned on him in 2019.
@douggoins2960
Жыл бұрын
The fiend was a stupid gimmick. The no sale of moves is what I hated
@auglicious
Жыл бұрын
Wyatt has grown very tiring to me, but I can't get enough of Muscle Man Wyatt!
@Mr.smiley_face
Жыл бұрын
The beginning of the D-D-D-D-Dudley Boyz!
@spartanq7781
Жыл бұрын
D-Von: "get the tables!"
@spaghettiwizard2551
Жыл бұрын
I'm suprised Damian Mizdow and Velveteen Dream weren't on here
@alexanderletzing6705
Жыл бұрын
Seth has absolutely bombed. He's 15 Characters in one and has no idea who he is lol. He's great in the ring, horrendous everywhere else. Character development, mic work etc etc
@josemarez1291
Жыл бұрын
The Dudley's overall's, tie dye shirts, and Poindexter glasses. Dusty Rhodes in pocka dots. The Undertaker.... 3 off the top of my head.
@nathandorman1827
Жыл бұрын
The only people who give a damn about the mayor kanes politics are the ones who spend way too much damn time worried about that $h!+
@claymathewselevator8121
Жыл бұрын
I miss Fashion Files
@ABD-pc3jf
Жыл бұрын
I'll never understand why WWE doest try to get Tyler Breeze back for Maximum Male Models
@ricorose3834
Жыл бұрын
@@ABD-pc3jf he a producer for the company , idk if he necessarily wants to but It’d be a great idea
@claymathewselevator8121
Жыл бұрын
Ladies man Otis in 2020
@Dugga49
Жыл бұрын
Breezango vs the Uggos (Uzos) was gold. Still miss them
@tomseville2345
Жыл бұрын
*Uggos.* And *Usos*...
@Dugga49
Жыл бұрын
@@tomseville2345 Fixed
@LamonXX
Жыл бұрын
Definitely wrong on Kane, the fiend, and Seth and the reason why you’re wrong is because all 3 of them were successful….like that’s the answer to this video the reason why they didn’t get bombed is because they were successful
@darrencole97
Жыл бұрын
The deadman should have failed. It was silly. Two days earlier he was wrestling as a similar character against Sting losing bad but now was some zombie guy. I laughed as a WCW fan.
@jacsouthall4945
Жыл бұрын
Kane as Big Red Machine didn't take off because around that time it was mostly all about HHH, The Rock, Stone Cold and Kurt Angle.
@WWChampion16
Жыл бұрын
I thought Damien Mizdow would make the list.
@RyanSheeran
Жыл бұрын
Before watching, I feel like I need to see James Ellsworth… 🤞🏽
@claymathewselevator8121
Жыл бұрын
Breezango we’re comedy gold
@knicksfule
Жыл бұрын
You lost me when you tried to pretend orange cassidy isn't garbage
@shopece8807
Жыл бұрын
SCISSOR ME!!!!!!
@randhallcarteri
Жыл бұрын
The fashion police should return!
@StevenKluber
Жыл бұрын
If Otis wasn't about to join maximum male models, I'd back that.
@claymathewselevator8121
Жыл бұрын
Fandango is hilarious
@tomseville2345
Жыл бұрын
@@StevenKluber Jelly Donuts!!!
@killswitch3ngag3
Жыл бұрын
Mizdow?!
@naujud216
Жыл бұрын
How about Charlie Haas and his many different personas? The Great Charli always sticks out to me
@matthewhostetter8974
Жыл бұрын
AEWCulture is grasping at straws if they really think The AEW Mascot aka Pocket is still over.
@seanm2600
Жыл бұрын
Gangrel the Wrestling Vampire
@gentlemanjester637
Жыл бұрын
Didn't the Fashion Police stuff lead to The Ascension dying to poison gas or something?
@bbsy1
Жыл бұрын
Helms was helped by his gimmick’s obvious connections to popular comic book characters. She was on her own.
@andrew4437
Жыл бұрын
How is the undertaker, not number 1?
@BlackStarrTurnsHeel
Жыл бұрын
Like the Fiend, Nikki ASH could've worked if Vince McMahon let their talents have more creative control. Not only poor booking was an issue but the character's persona was too cookie cutter and not much wiggle room for her to be relative to the audience.
@TheTeamIsSHaRP
Жыл бұрын
Breezango's cool... New Day and Usos GOATed them.
@PloufferDoofer
Жыл бұрын
The Fiend has had go home heat for me since day one. Not entertaining at all.
@rtsharlotte
Жыл бұрын
I haven't heard of most of these.
@neilt1524
Жыл бұрын
That was my favorite Y2J!!!
@kaleb62patriot
Жыл бұрын
How do you leave out too cool about 2 hotty grandmaster sexay and Rikishi.
@davidringle7
Жыл бұрын
I still don't like Cassady never have something about him just annoys the crap out of me lol
@kyreeseclarke805
Жыл бұрын
Ezekiel was not entertaining he had no personality. It was Kevin Owens that made it work not Ezekiel.
@brianmiranda6131
Жыл бұрын
5 years down the line, this comment section is going to be filled with talk about 'Prison Dom' Dominik Mysterio
@tomseville2345
Жыл бұрын
I think Vince, KD and Laurinaitis found out about Anthony's sexuality and decided to pretend they never offered him a contract...🤦♂🤦♂
@InfectedChris
Жыл бұрын
Starting off the Kane and you gotta add in that he's not brainwashed by NPC programming.
@lmntsgames3848
Жыл бұрын
Ezekiel didn't bombed because it was very entertaining specially since Raw at those times were boring af.. yes at debut everyone was confused and wouldn't accept it, but as soon as fans realized how ridiculous and fun Zeke is to watch, everyone got behind him.. fans are even making fun of "fans" who say that he is Elias..
@nicolaciaponi7430
Жыл бұрын
10:21 that's jacey jane!!
@stang6552
Жыл бұрын
If you keep dropping these amazing videos you are going to get "it."
@mrextreme316
Жыл бұрын
Not all people are "pissed off" about Glenn Jacob's political views... just saying
@AdamPalomino
Жыл бұрын
Agreed, I'll treat that as an unfortunate one off from this channel. But hopefully the obvious leaning doesn't happen again.
@mrextreme316
Жыл бұрын
@@AdamPalomino unfortunately, there are quite a bit of pot shots at conservatives from this channel.
@ytcomment4242
Жыл бұрын
Yes, I'm sure so many wrestling fans are furious that Kane is not a lockstep lefty. That's the ticket.
@jessemorones8990
Жыл бұрын
WOW! No Goldust or Adorable Adrian Adonis.
@patrickdiehl542
Жыл бұрын
Dalton Castle and the Boys is my favorite
@ABD-pc3jf
Жыл бұрын
No mention of Eugene. That's sad
@Slothretro
Жыл бұрын
The Fiend was a huge mistake. "Kane and undertaker are gone" doesn't give you a reason to create another "monster" that was a HUGE waste of time
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